Practice - Part A: Familiarization with 8086 Architecture (Using Simulator/Trainer Kit)
Practice Questions
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What characterizes the 8086 microprocessor?
💡 Hint: Think about its data bus and how much memory it can access.
What is the purpose of the Bus Interface Unit?
💡 Hint: It deals with operations outside of the CPU itself.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the purpose of the Execution Unit in the 8086 microprocessor?
💡 Hint: It is the unit that processes commands, not one that fetches or transfers data.
True or False: The 8086 can directly address more than 1 MB of memory.
💡 Hint: Consider the size of memory it was designed to address.
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Challenge Problems
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You need to write an assembly program to load a value into AX using Immediate, Register, and Direct addressing modes. What would your code look like?
💡 Hint: Use each addressing mode distinctly in your code.
Calculate the physical address for a segment register of 4000H and an offset of 0050H.
💡 Hint: Remember to shift the segment register appropriately.
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